The Dream Dishes On Album Direction

Published: Wednesday 10th Aug 2011 by Rashad

As reported here, fans can expect rapper/singer/producer The Dream to release a free LP (‘Terius Nash Est. 1977’) at the end of this month to whet appetites for his forthcoming, fourth official release ‘The Love, IV: Diary of a Mad Black Man‘.  With the latter being readied for a late 2011 release, the ‘Rockin That Thang’ ‘singer’ has revealed details on the direction headed for both releases.

See what he had to say after the jump:

Via HHNM:

On the free LP:

“Also, that made me want to thank my fans and release this 1977 album to them for their time and supporting my movement of music. The Sound Of ’1977′ is dopeness! It just feels gritt.

On The Love, IV:  Diary of a Mad Black Man:

“What Madman means to me, is that I’m going to tell you what you don’t want to hear, but what you need to hear. Not politically correct, true, real and raw! There’s a Real World out there where people break up, fall in Love, break up again. There are real relationship problems that don’t taste like candy and more of those exist than the sweet toffee ones we think we know about.

Direction of ‘The Love, IV’:

“The album is coming along great. I want to maybe add a couple of tracks but I decided to wait while I was negotiating my new deal.  But.. Definitely sticking to the formula. ‘Love King’ was rushed and the label was in transition. I was the only one that was stupid enough to put out an album while in transition. A “Rookie Mistake”. But it helped me a lot in reassuring to me that it takes a team to win. I’ve grown more and I’m producing outside of myself more and that’s really a joy.”

On features:

“While I’m humble enough to ask for features it’s really hard to get them. It’s hard today to protect what you already have so some artists I see could fit perfectly on a record and change things. There is a fear that artists who are not song-writers face. And that fear is failure. And I completely understand but I have to at least ask. The people who end up usually on records that I’ve written or performed are more likely the ones without fear..”

You can read the interview in its entirety here.

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  1. TAYLOR SWIFTS NUMBER 1 FAN August 10, 2011

    I had a dream last night.

  2. YEABEY and the lessors don’t mix August 10, 2011

    Why must all of his LP’s have the word Love in it? I hope he comes with a different sound…I used to love his music but then it all started to sound recycled…

  3. KAT DELUNA FAN August 10, 2011

    *Looking for something positive to say*

    >>>Congrats for the T*** Choice awards for Run The World for Best R&B song<<<<

    I may hate him but he is a good producer

  4. junior August 10, 2011

    Who care give the songs to REAL singers!

  5. n**** please August 10, 2011

    SAM!!! your new writers dont know s*** —–> “the ‘Rockin That Thang’ rapper”

    uhhhh RAPPER?? tell them to do they homework real quick cuz we all know this n**** dont rap!

  6. The_LoveCult August 10, 2011

    The free album is going to be amazing, and so is The LoveIV. He gets better every year. Ppl will soon realize how talented he is. FOLLOW THE-DREAM ON TWITTER @MRTERIUSNASH & JOIN HIS #LOVECULT OF FANS @THE_LOVECULT

  7. vicious vixen August 10, 2011

    ” There are real relationship problems that don’t taste like candy and more of those exist than the sweet toffee ones we think we know about.”

    Knee-gro PLEASE!!! A philosopher you are not sir, so PLEASE stay in your lane! Just based on this statement alone I’m going to guess that this new album will be chuck full of mindless drivel and repetitive hooks (as per standard Nightmare -oops I meant Dream- protocal). Just take a seat Teddy Ruxpin… For the love of God just take a seat!

  8. vicious vixen August 10, 2011

    And let me find out he’s recycling album titles from other artists… Didn’t Jodeci or some group have an album names “Diary of a Mad Band” or something to that effect?

  9. Malibu Barbie August 10, 2011

    all you know how to do with your p** ass is knock up stunning women and leave them…. who is actually checking for you?????

  10. Robier August 10, 2011

    Next

  11. nice_gurl August 10, 2011

    I’m checking for him. He produces and writes some great music, and his own stuff is good too.

  12. therealest August 11, 2011

    why ‘black man’ in the title??? Tut tut.

  13. sonofbaldwin August 11, 2011

    I thought the Hamburglar said he wasn’t making any more albums because fans didn’t appreciate them….?

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